Phone Comparison - ZTE nubia Air vs Motorola Moto G42

ZTE nubia Air
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Motorola Moto G42
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Motorola
Announced September 2025 Not announced yet
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Rumored
Colors Titanium Black, Titanium Desert Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in)
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Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) -
SIM Type Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15 Android 12
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G57 MP2 [Similar] Adreno 610 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 6.78 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.21% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio Unspecified FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 2 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, (depth)
Auxiliary lens
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 20 MP

Yes [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -